History

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• Pathways 必修课程- AA，历史转学学位
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What Will I Learn?

“History is life’s teacher.”  - Marcus Tullius Cicero

Everything has a history. 从我们如何表达情绪到早餐吃什么， every aspect of humans’ lives is shaped by political, environmental, social, and cultural factors. 随着这些因素的改变，人们的生活也随之改变. Students at Trinidad State are invited to cultivate in a passion for and a critical understanding of the past while developing their intellectual, analytical, and rhetorical skills in small class settings. 我们的课程考察人类历史的丰富性、多样性和复杂性. We help students understand the contested nature of historical knowledge by introducing 它们与历史学家如何解释过去有关. 我们让学生们参与到挑衅的问题中来 historical debate, and familiarize them with the nature and uses of historical evidence. This critical study of the past allows our students access to a far wider range of human experience than any individual could acquire in a single lifetime, making History 对文科教育至关重要.

Why Trinidad State College?

“We are not makers of history. We are made by history.” - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

特立尼达国家致力于多样性、平等和包容. The study of history promotes acceptance among peoples by making the world and our lives more intelligible. We believe in the power of a university education to liberate minds, and we are resolute 我们为来自传统边缘化社区的学生提供服务. We celebrate 历史的方法，促进包容，并提出具有挑战性的问题 past. 我们的小班教学和专门的教师让学生调查他们的 interests more deeply and develop their academic skills under the close supervision of experts. 我们邀请您和我们一起探索丰富而复杂的历史 humans through time around the globe.

Why Study History?

“The answer is because we virtually must, to gain access to the laboratory of human experience. 当我们把它学得相当好，从而获得一些有用的习惯 mind, as well as some basic data about the forces that affect our own lives, we emerge with relevant skills and an enhanced capacity for informed citizenship, critical thinking, and simple awareness.” - 彼得·斯特恩斯，美国历史协会. Read more

The perspectives, content, and skills you will gain as a History major or minor will improve your understanding of the complex global world and strengthened your professional abilities. 雇主们寻找的是能够仔细阅读、清晰写作、 think logically, learn independently, work with people across cultural and geographical 观点，并在适当的关键环境中分析问题.

The study of history cultivates all of these skills as well as develops humanistic empathy, analytical skills of objective investigation, and creative skills of expression and interpretation. 大多数人一生中会做六份不同的工作 lifetime, putting a premium on those people who possess critical thinking skills and can process, analyze, and effectively communicate information and ideas both in writing and public presenting. 历史学位将打开通往生活和职业机会的大门 for your future.

Associate of Arts (AA) in History

The Associate of Arts degree in History is designed to complete the lower division portion of a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree and provide a foundation for a wide variety of careers. 这个文学副学士学位包括保证转学课程和 科罗拉多系推荐的低年级历史核心课程 Higher Education to provide students with basic and applied knowledge in Western Civilization, World History, and U.S. History. AA学位的完成完成了前两个 years of a bachelor’s degree in history, and guarantees transfer at junior standing with no more than 60 remaining credits to meet the graduation requirements for a bachelor’s degree in history. 你可以在秋季、春季或夏季学期开始这个项目.

• A.A. 历史学位:见必修课程和描述

Career Possibilities:

• Arts Foundation Manager
• Archivist/Curator
• Business
• Editor
• Executive Coach
• Foreign Service Officer
• Librarian
• Historian
• History Professor
• Journalism
• Law
• Legislative Analyst
• Marketing
• Media
• Novelist
• Park Preservationist
• Politics
• Public Relations
• Publishing
• Researcher

Colorado Statistics:

• 2016 Annual median salary for Historians is $76,350; employment is expected to grow 23% by 2024.
• 2016 Annual median salary for Archivists is $51,440; employment is expected to grow 23% by 2024.
• 2016 Annual median salary for Curators is $51,380; employment is expected to grow 24% by 2024.
• 2016 Annual median salary for Lawyers is $118,000; employment is expected to grow 22% by 2024.

我想知道这个项目是否适合你? 在网上寻找潜在的职业 at America's Career InfoNet, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, or the AHA’s Career Diversity for Historians.

Program Learning Outcomes:

在完成历史课程后，学生应该能够:

• 分析第二手资料，认识历史解释的差异
• 通过识别连续性和变化的模式来构建历史叙事 
• 有效的口头和书面沟通
• De-construct complex and multiple sources of information into basic historical concepts.
• Evaluate the types of primary sources, their perspective, and purpose of their authors.
• 确定趋势、事件、人物、群体、文化和机构
• 在特定的背景下调查人类历史上的事件，以说明社会， cultural, gender, race, religion, nationality, and other identities affect historical perspectives.
• Select and apply contemporary forms of technology to solve problems or compile information
• Use diverse resources for historical research, including libraries, databases, bibliographies, and archives.

Four-Year Transfer Agreements

本课程为保证转学(GT)课程(Guaranteed Transfer course list). GT programs enable all college students to complete their first two years of college 然后转到科罗拉多的任何一所公立大学读大三. It is 叫做DWD项目(指定学位). This program saves you money and time. Be sure to talk with an advisor 在选择课程时，确保你能按时完成你的学位 the classes you need.

在特立尼达州立学院获得两年制学位可以获得四年制学位 ...

• Adams State University
  文学士，历史，人类学， & Political Science: History)
• Colorado Mesa University
  (BA, History; History or Secondary Education concentrations)
• 科罗拉多州立大学柯林斯堡分校
  (BA, History; General History concentration)
• Colorado State University-Pueblo
  (BA, History; General emphasis; Bachelor of Science, History; General emphasis)
• Fort Lewis College
  (BA, History; United States Option)
• 丹佛大都会州立大学
  (BA, History)
• University of Colorado-Boulder
  (BA, History)
• 科罗拉多大学科罗拉多斯普林斯分校
  (BA, History) 
• University of Colorado-Denver
  (BA, History) 
• University of Northern Colorado
  (BA, History; Liberal Arts emphasis) 
• Western State Colorado University
  (BA, History)

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Courses Offered:

Requisite学生应该为上大学做好准备，这取决于各个院校

• 他1110:世界:古代-1500:HI1
  Explores trends within events, peoples, groups, ideas, and institutions in World History from antiquity to 1500.
• HIS 1120:世界:1500-现在:HI1
  Explores trends within events, peoples, groups, ideas, and institutions in World History 以及1500年以来共同的文化趋势.
• 他的1210:美国历史到内战
  探索事件、民族(包括印第安人)、群体、思想、 以及北美和美国的机构进行重建.
• 他的1220:美国内战后的历史
  探索自1960年以来的事件、民族、群体、思想和机构的趋势 American Civil War.
• 1310:西方文明:古代-1650
  Explores trends within events, peoples, groups, ideas, and institutions in Western Civilization from antiquity to 1650.
• 西方文明:1650年至今
  Explores trends within events, peoples, groups, ideas, and institutions in Western civilization since 1650.
• HIS 2005 Women in World History
  Examines the roles, experiences, and contributions of women in world history and explores ways in which women's history modifies the traditional interpretations of historical events.
• HIS 2015: 20^th Century World History
  Investigates the major political, social, and economic developments, international 人际关系、科学突破和文化趋势塑造了 various global regions, empires, and nation-states since the late nineteenth century.
• HIS 2105 Women in U.S. History
  检视女性在美国历史上角色的转变. It explores the nature of women's 妇女在家庭、政治、宗教和文化方面的工作和参与 活动和社会改革运动.
• HIS 2110 African American History
  探索殖民时期非裔美国人的经历和贡献 period to the present through the social and economic lives and roles of African Americans, their roles in politics and war, their achievements, and movements for self-help and civil rights.
• HIS 2115: American Indian History
  Analyzes historical and socio-cultural change for Native Americans from pre-colonial 从美国到现在，强调这些过程和与非土著的关系 造成当前状况的美国人.
• he 2130:美国西部历史
  Traces the history of the American West from Native American cultures to the present. It explores the frontier experiences of America's earliest, eastern settlers through the Trans-Mississippi West across the great exploratory and wagon trails including 城市、牧场、保留地、资源管理和工业.
• HIS 2135: Colorado History
  Presents the story of the people, society, and cultures of Colorado from its earliest Native Americans, through the Spanish influx, the explorers, the fur traders, mountain men, the gold rush, railroad builders, the cattlemen and farmers, the silver boom, the tourists, and the modern state.

Student Testimonials:

“I loved the [HIS 1310] class… The lectures were very engaging, the templates, and assignments encourages learning, and the group setting was an excellent introduction to my college.”

“I enjoyed the [HIS 1310] class. This class definitely challenged me... The instructor 总是提供很好的反馈，帮助我在作业中取得更好的成绩.”

“[Dr. Boone is] a very wonderful professor, engaging and patient and importantly thorough in explanations.”

“Dr. 保罗·布恩是一位出色的教授，也是这所大学的财富.”